Pseudoaneurysm Endovascular Treatment of a Middle Colic Arterial Branch in a Patient with an Intermittent Digestive Hemorrhage from an Obscure Source: Case Report
Abstract:Aneurysms of the middle colic arterial branches are extremely rare, the main manifestation occurs due to the rupture and intraabdominal bleeding making death possible in up to 70% of cases. Herein, we report a case of a male patient, who is 50 years old and displays intermittent, recurrent, and self-limited episodes of a digestive hemorrhage that has been symptomatic during the course of a three-month investigation. After an extensive investigation, the patient was submitted to angiography detecting a pseudoan… Show more
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